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• News@8pm: PSP Phone pics leaked as Gaga takes YouTube
• Amazon releases Windowshop store for iPad
• No white iPhone 4 for Christmas
• Windows Phone Connector app goes into public Beta
• Sony PSP Phone photos leak online, but are they fake?
• Virgin Media 100mbps broadband officially rolled out
• LimeWire file-sharing service forced to shut down
• News@10: White iPhone 4 delays and Limewire to close
• Facebook campaigners try to shake X-Factor credibility
• Apple: White iPhone 4 delayed until early 2011
• Barnes and Noble Nook Color eReader officially announced
• Toyota Prius 10th anniversary limited edition is out
• Buy the Apple iPod Touch 8GB (4th gen) for £169.95
• YouTube record broken by Lady Gaga

News@8pm: PSP Phone pics leaked as Gaga takes YouTube Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:00 PM PDT Posted by T3 Online on Wed 27 Oct 2010 Welcome to your nightly roundup of the days news, reviews and goings on courtesy of T3.com Music fans blast out some big tunes online as Lady Gaga breaks the YouTube record for her music videos, proving that pop is another form of art to some. Bad news for all you piratical types out there however, as the infamous music downloading site Limewire has been shut down. Guess it's time for everyone to start buying from iTunes, but while you're there, why don't you download our T3 app. Mythical technology is all the rage today as Sony PlayStation Phone photos have been leaked. Quick, get a look while you can. The previously delayed rare White iPhone 4 has been delayed once again, so why not take a peek at what we're sure you were all expecting in your Christmas stocking this year?   Price drop and new app arrivals for Apple owners. Good news, the Apple iPod touch 8GB (4th Gen) is available for only £169.95 on Amazon. At that price you might as well buy one for all your loved ones. iPad owners don't even have to go online to buy one, not with the new Amazon Windowshop store released by Amazon. Soon you'll be able to use the iPad as a toilet. Connectivity and readers have been extremely popular with technology lovers today. Barnes and Noble have officially announced their new Nook Colour eBook. A very swish way to read a book. A public beta has been released for Windows Phone 7 users for a new handset connector that allows owners to sync their phone with an Apply Mac. It's all about connecting people, oh wait that's Nokia. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Amazon releases Windowshop store for iPad Posted: 27 Oct 2010 08:38 AM PDT Posted by Chris Smith on Wed 27 Oct 2010 Amazon continues its iPad onslaught. Some observers felt that Amazon had much to fear from the iPad, with the iBook Store moving in on its Kindle business, but Amazon responed with a Kindle app for the device.   Now the company has continued to embrace the Apple tablet by launching a version of Amazon.com built exclusively for the device. The new Amazon.com Windowshop app is a "top to bottom rebuild" of the phenomenally successful online retail site, according to founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, and offers the exact same content, prices and delivery times.   More from the T3 App Chart Amazon Kindle for iPad review Latest shopping apps rated Best iPad apps: The Top 10 Best free Android apps 2010 Best apps: 50 Mobile apps to change your life The landscape only app allows users to browse through 40 different categories and zoom in on products using the touchscreen, with easy access to search and the shopping cart.   Amazon.com Windowshop is free to download from the App Store today. Meanwhile, the irony of the name is not lost on anyone.     Link: Amazon Windowshop (via PC World) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

No white iPhone 4 for Christmas Posted: 27 Oct 2010 05:46 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Wed 27 Oct 2010 Sad news as White iPhone 4 not ready for Christmas... Despite Steve Jobs’ promise of a pre-Christmas arrival and with a number of recent sightings including a flamboyant Steven Fry outing, Apple has announced the white edition of the market leading iPhone 4 is now delayed until spring 2011. Related links White iPhone 4 DIY kit Fry shows off White iPhone 4 Glass cover probelms for White iPhone 4? Spotted: The White iPhone 4 Delayed Again? White iPhone 4 in a Christmas stocking? Consumers who had been holding out for the lighter hued handset will now face a wait well into the new year as an Apple spokeswoman declared: "We're sorry to disappoint customers waiting for the white iPhone again” adding that the white model was: “more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected".     Originally set to launch alongside the standard black model of the latest Apple handset back in July, the white edition of the iPhone 4 has been repeatedly delayed with reports suggesting the Cupertino company and its manufacturers are having trouble matching the white of the homescreen button for the entire handset shell. Other rumoured causes for the continued delays include overheating units discolouring the rear case and Apple’s attempted work on an antenngate fix. Have you been waiting to snap up a white iPhone 4? Let us know your woeful white iPhone tales via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Windows Phone Connector app goes into public Beta Posted: 27 Oct 2010 04:00 AM PDT Posted by Luke Johnson on Wed 27 Oct 2010 It's time for your Windows Phone 7 and Apple Mac to become one Microsoft has released a public beta model of an app that will enable users to sync their new Windows Phone 7 handsets with an Apple Mac computer in a cross-company compatibility move that some feared would not happen. Related links Windows Phone 7 Review Best Windows Phone 7 phones Windows Phone 7 Line up Samsung Omnia 7 has Windows Phone 7 Best Windows Phone 7 apps HTC Sense with Windows Phone 7 Titled the Windows Phone Connector, the beta application, which is free to download from the Phone 7 app store, will bridge the gap of a rivalry that is both fierce and widely publicised whilst allowing users, in official Microsoft release speak, to: “synchronize your favourite music, videos, photos and podcasts from iTunes and iPhoto to your Windows Phone 7 so you can take your media with you wherever you go.”   Although Microsoft might be wishful to think it can convert Apple’s hardened Fanboys from their Macs and iPhones over to the Windows Phone 7 system, the new connector app makes the recently released and stunningly simple and seductive OS available and fully compatible for a wider consumer base. - See our rundown of all the currently available Windows pHone 7 handsets Although Microsoft’s popular Zune service is not currently covered in the cross-compatibility app, the service that is now available across many Microsoft medium including PC, Phone 7 and Xbox LIVE is expected to be an early addition to the application’s ongoing refinement. Could Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system and the bevy of high-end handsets currently supporting the platform tempt you away from your trusty iPhone? Share your views and opinions with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Sony PSP Phone photos leak online, but are they fake? Posted: 27 Oct 2010 03:29 AM PDT Posted by Luke Johnson on Wed 27 Oct 2010 Is this Android-rocking Sony Ericsson with slide-out controls the real deal? Spy-shot pictures of the heavily rumoured and increasingly tangible Sony PSP Phone have been leaked, offering a tantalising look and the Playstation-esqe phone prototype. The handset, which has been officially debunked as fake by Sony, is rumoured to be in development ahead of a pre-Christmas 2011 launch. Sony PSP Phone pictures: - Click here ot see all the pics in full detail   Related links PlayStation Phone not launching in 2010? PlayStation phone with Android touted PSP-phone teams up with Tablet Sony PSP 2 rumours: Top 10 explored Falling in to the hands of the Engadget team, the prototype PlayStation phone features a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 processor, 512MB of RAM and a sizable 4-inch display. Although details are far from confirmed, the gadget blog claims that the snapped PlayStation Phone is likely to run Google’s Android 3.0 mobile operating system at launch.   With a sliding mechanism that reveals PlayStation style control buttons and trackpad, the PSP Go-looking handset is said to have scrapped the Memory Stick slot in favour of a microSD card port. However, amid all the furore Sony has come out and done it's usual 'we won't comment on rumour and speculation' bit, going as far as to declare the pictures fake. Whether the company is telling the truth or merely saying that this isn't the final design remains to be seen, but stay tuned to T3.com and the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds for further news. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Virgin Media 100mbps broadband officially rolled out Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:38 AM PDT Posted by Adam Bunker on Wed 27 Oct 2010 13 Million homes will be eligible to upgrade As previously rumoured, Virgin Media has officially announced the roll out of its ultra-fast 100mbps broadband, which will roll out across its network over the next few weeks and be available to order from December. The service will allow users to download a song in 5 seconds, a TV show in 30 seconds and an HD movie in around 7 minutes. Related links Virgin Media 100mbps Broadband imminent Rural areas will get broadband despite cuts Best mobile broadband dongles BT free fibre optic upgrade inbound Virgin demos 200Mbps broadband Nearly 13 million homes will be able to order the service, which will set you back £45 per month if bought as a standalone product, or £35 with another Virgin Media bundle. The first areas to get the go ahead are (parts of) London, the South East and Yorkshire, which will ‘propel the country up the global broadband access table.’ Virgin Media’s CEO Neil Berkett says: “The launch of our 100Mb service is a significant milestone in the UK’s broadband evolution and a vivid illustration of the power of our next generation network. The world of possibilities that broadband will enable is set to explode and we’re excited about the innovations we can bring to consumers in the next decade.” Even the Prime Minister’s chuffed, adding: "We want to see superfast broadband brought to peoples’ homes and businesses right across the country and this exciting news takes us a step closer towards reaching that goal." Link: Virgin Media This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

LimeWire file-sharing service forced to shut down Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:10 AM PDT Posted by Michael Sawh on Wed 27 Oct 2010 Illegal music download haven loses court battle A US federal court is set close down file-sharing service LimeWire in what will be viewed as a major victory for the music and film industry.   The P2P file-sharing client which allowed users to download music illegally on the internet, must now switch off "the searching, downloading, uploading, file trading and/or file distribution functionality, and/or all functionality" Related links Best tech tips 2010: Websites to bookmark HTC Desire HD review Best apps: 50 Mobile apps to change you life 10 Famous tech lawsuits Worst tech predictions: 10 crystal ball clangers   Software downloads for LimeWire will stop immediately, while software already downloaded to computers will be disabled.   The courtroom battle with the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has been ongoing since 2006. In the company's most recent court date in May this year, they were found guilty of mass copyright infringement, with the claim that 93% of content on LimeWire infringed copyright.   LimeWire's parent company Lime Group is expecting to leave the illegal music world behind them with a legal music download service which is due to launch in the next few weeks. Whether they will be able to rack up the reported 50 million unique users a month, we are not so sure.   Link: TechRadar (Via All Things Digital and Music Week)   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

News@10: White iPhone 4 delays and Limewire to close Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:00 AM PDT Posted by Luke Johnson on Wed 27 Oct 2010 T3 scans the Twitterverse to bring you a handy daily round-up of gadget news, tech rumours and randomness from the WWW. Kick back with your morning cuppa and catch up. Wednesday   SOCIAL NEWS @TechRadar - Three mobile confirms dominance of Facebook     WEB NEWS @Gaj-it - Limewire ordered to be shut down     iPHONE NEWS @Engadget - Apple delays white iPhone 4 into spring 2011     TV NEWS @PocketLint - Google giving away 10,000 Google TVs     MOBILE NEWS @GeekyGadgets - Google Nexus 2 launching in Europe before Christmas?      Get more news, views and tech tips:    T3 on Twitter Direct your web attentions to twitter.com/t3dotcom for a feed of all the latest tech news and gadgetry goodness. We’ll also reach out for your opinions for future features, so have your brains ready.       T3 on Facebook Facebook.com/t3mag is our handle. Don’t worry though, we spend much less time growing Farmville crops and poking strangers than we do divulging tech info.     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Facebook campaigners try to shake X-Factor credibility Posted: 27 Oct 2010 01:45 AM PDT Posted by Luke Johnson on Wed 27 Oct 2010 Facebook users push for shock Christmas number one Social networking behemoth Facebook is lining up to once again cast doubts over the credibility of the televised talent show X-Factor as users of the social platform create campaign groups for the gimmicky Wagner Carrilho to win the show.   Wagner, a 54-year-old former PE teacher and martial arts expert from Brazil, who has created a stir with his lighthearted, off-key performances, has become a firm favourite with Facebook campaigners who last year swung a seemingly guaranteed Christmas number one out of the grasps of X-Factor winner Joe McElderry, instead gifting it to unlikely recipients, metal band Rage Against the Machine.   Related links Biggest Facebook winners and losers Facebook hits 500 million users mark Tech Etiquette: Facebook With the well publicised success of Facebook campaigners attempt to damage the credibility of the X-Factor brand last year, numerous, pro-Wagner Facebook groups have appeared in the recent weeks as the Brazilian entertainer continues to sail through the reality show’s eliminations despite his woeful, yet amusing performances. Supporters of such campaign groups already number in the thousands.   "If you hate Simon Cowell and want to p*** him off vote Wagner! If you want to help run the X factor into the ground and cause mayhem vote Wagner!" read one such post on the pro-Wagner Facebook campaigns, whilst another social networking activist wrote: 'If you just fancy a really crazy Xmas number 1 this year... vote Wagner!!! If you despise all what the X Factor stands for, vote Wagner!'   What is the best Facebook campaign group that you have seen or started? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Apple: White iPhone 4 delayed until early 2011 Posted: 27 Oct 2010 01:11 AM PDT Posted by Luke Johnson on Wed 27 Oct 2010 Sad news as White iPhone 4 not ready for Christmas... Despite Steve Jobs’ promise of a pre-Christmas arrival and with a number of recent sightings including a flamboyant Steven Fry outing, Apple has announced the white edition of the market leading iPhone 4 is now delayed until spring 2011. Related links White iPhone 4 DIY kit Fry shows off White iPhone 4 Glass cover probelms for White iPhone 4? Spotted: The White iPhone 4 Delayed Again? White iPhone 4 in a Christmas stocking? Consumers who had been holding out for the lighter hued handset will now face a wait well into the new year as an Apple spokeswoman declared: "We're sorry to disappoint customers waiting for the white iPhone again” adding that the white model was: “more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected".     Originally set to launch alongside the standard black model of the latest Apple handset back in July, the white edition of the iPhone 4 has been repeatedly delayed with reports suggesting the Cupertino company and its manufacturers are having trouble matching the white of the homescreen button for the entire handset shell. Other rumoured causes for the continued delays include overheating units discolouring the rear case and Apple’s attempted work on an antenngate fix. Have you been waiting to snap up a white iPhone 4? Let us know your woeful white iPhone tales via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Barnes and Noble Nook Color eReader officially announced Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:46 AM PDT Posted by Luke Johnson on Wed 27 Oct 2010 Nook Color's backlit touchscreen to be power hungry US retailer Barnes and Noble has officially announced the release of the much rumoured 7-inch colour eBook reader the Nook Color that will hit stores stateside ahead of the Christmas rush.   Dropping in around the size of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab, Barnes and Noble’s new Nook Color will forgo the power-friendly colour capable Qualcomm Mirasol technology in favour of a standard backlit colour touchscreen display with a 16million colour, 1024x600p resolution.   Related links Barnes and Noble launch Nook e-book reader Barnes and Noble sued of Nook eReader iPad vs. Kindle review This visually impressive display comes with its limitations, however, meaning the Nook Color, unlike the latest Amazon Kindle that can go weeks between charges, will have to be recharged after just eight hours of use.   With an inbuilt mono speaker and 3.5mm stereo headphone jack the Nook Color will feature a host of techy delights including storage for more than 6,000 books, expandable via microSD, Wi-Fi connectivity and the ability to share notes and comments on content via social media outlets Facebook and Twitter.   Currently announced only for a US market, eager consumers will be able to pick themselves up a Nook Color and access the company’s expansive eBook store from November 19th for a rather reasonable $249 (£157).   Which is more important to you in an eReader, battery life or screen quality? Let us know via the T3 Twitter or Facebook feeds.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Toyota Prius 10th anniversary limited edition is out Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:30 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Wed 27 Oct 2010 1,000 special edition Prius' going on sale in UK.  With 10 years of selling the Toyota Prius in the UK, the motoring company has come out with a 10th anniversary special edition Prius. Related links Electric bike: the future of motorcycling? Future car tech: tomorrow's tech today Hybrid car tech to create battery-less gadgets 50 greenest gadgets Based on the Toyota Prius T-Spirit, only 1,000 of these cars are being produced. Donning a little extra, the cars are fitted with a special body kit, 17-inch smoke-finished alloys, privacy glass and black leather interiors. These are embossed with a 10th anniversary logo. The limited edition cars are available in white or black (officially named White Pearl or Astral Black). The modified version of the T-Spirit still caters to the economy consumption of the original, with fuel consumption staying at 70.6mpg and CO2 emissions at 92g/km. Other features such as satellite navigation, Bluetooth, cruise control and its park assist system remain in the new version. The starting price of the car is £26,150. Will you be going after one of the 1,000 special edition Prius'? Scoot to T3's Twitter and Facebook feeds and let us know what you think. Tune in for regular motoring updates and news from tech world. Link: Toyota     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Buy the Apple iPod Touch 8GB (4th gen) for £169.95 Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Wed 27 Oct 2010 Buy your Christmas gifts early - Amazon is playing discount Santa with the Apple iPod Touch 4gen. The new 4th generation Apple iPod Touch can be bought from Amazon.co.uk with a £15 discount across the 8GB, 32GB and 64GB models. Related links Apple iPod Touch: 4th gen tested Apple iPod Touch: unboxing the Facetime boasting iPod New iPod Touch review gets T3's five-star verdict Get the T3 iPad app now Best iPhone apps The 4th generation iPod Touch is slimmer and lighter, and has features such as the Retina display, FaceTime, a front-facing camera, 720p video capture and iOS 4.1.  The discount applies to the current Amazon selling price of the iPod Touches, and is not applicable when bought from another seller or to used or refurbished iPods. When you apply the discount, the 8GB is available for £169.95, 32GB for £216.02 and 64GB for £290.97. After you pick an iPod Touch and add it to your basket, enter the promo code 'ITOUCH10' at the 'Select Payment method' stage, and the £15 will be deducated at the 'Confirm Order' stage. The offer is valid until 11.59pm on 2 November 2010, so you might want to get it while you still can. Will you be taking advantage of the offer and buying the discounted 4th gen Apple iPod Touch? Pop over to T3's Twitter and Facebook feeds and tell us. Keep following us for regular tech updates. Link: Amazon.co.uk (via ITProPortal)     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

YouTube record broken by Lady Gaga Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:30 PM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Wed 27 Oct 2010 YouTube fans go gaga for Gaga Lady Gaga has officially become the first person to rack up more than 1 billion channel views on YouTube. Related links YouTube: most popular clips of all time YouTube app review for Nokia Check out T3's YouTube page NOW YouTube turns 5: T3's favourite tech videos Justin Bieber has his own servers at Twitter HQ Best Twitter cock-ups According to BBC, which quotes internet research company famecount.com, Poker-Face Gaga has 1,002,734,757 views on YouTube. This includes all her uploaded material and not a single video. She tweeted to almost 7 million followers saying: "We reached one billion views on YouTube little monsters!" And then dubbed them "kings and queens of YouTube". However, the record for highest number of views on a single video is Justin Bieber's single Baby featuring Ludacris, with 367,793,190 views last we checked and the number is steadily increasing. Lady Gaga has set records online by becoming the most followed person on Twitter and racked up over 20 million Facebook fans. Justin Bieber's Baby overtook her Bad Romance earlier this year for the most viewed video, so the 16-year-old singer could very well be inching up on breaking her YouTube record someday. Have you contributed to either Lady Gaga's or Justin Bieber's social media success? Follow T3 on Twitter and Facebook for regular updates in tech world, and check out our YouTube page as well. Via: BBC   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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